The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the federal government to set up a presidential flood relief and rehabilitation committee to support victims of recent flooding in the country. The National President of CAN, Dr. Daniel Okoh made the call in a statement on on Tuesday. He said CAN is deeply concerned about…
In this week’s explosive edition of Updates, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum breaks down the evolving security crisis in Nigeria. From the chilling mass abduction and killing of 33 kidnapped victims in Zamfara to the brazen raid of a federal radio station in Kogi, this episode exposes how violent non-state actors are escalating their operations. • •…
Participants at the 2023 Annual Conference of Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON), in Portharcourt, the Rivers state capital. Bishop Enobong Etteh, one of the guest speakers at the occasion. Photo credit: Laura Bismarck and David Ogbolu, participants at the conference.
No fewer than 15 people have been killed in an attack by a new terrorist group on Mera community in Augie local government area of Kebbi state. The new group known as “Lakurawas”, was said to have attacked the community at about 2pm on Friday. Spokesperson of the Kebbi state police command, Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to protect the country’s democracy from derailing towards dictatorship. Jonathan spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at the 70th birthday of Mathew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese. According to him, Nigeria is a work in progress and asked citizens not to lower their guard and allow democracy…
A Golf 3 car belonging to a journalist, Amos Matthew of New Nigeria newspapers, was stolen on Tuesday at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna. Matthew was at the party secretariat to cover declaration by the Kaduna state Commissioner of Budget and Planning, Mohammed Dattijo who wants to run for…
